Rear vision device for vehicles



Dec. 29, 1936. F. w. REISERT REAR VISION DEVICE FOR VEHICLES 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed- Aug. 17, 19:54

Invenlor flllomey Dec. 29, 1936.

F. w. R EISERT REAR VISION DEVICE FOR VEHICLES Filed Aug. 1'7, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Patented Dec. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT oar-"ice Application August 17,

1 Claim.

and reliable in use, and otherwise well adapted to the purpo e for which it is designed.

With the a ove and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation ing the same in use.

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the operating or adjusting mechanism,

Figure 5 is a horizontal detail section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 2, and

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view showing the connection between the operating knob and 36 Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the letter '1 denotes a substantially inverted L-shaped tubular member the upper horizontal leg .5 of which has a beveled terminal with a transparent panel 6 mounted therein in- 3; dining upwardly and forwardly with respect to the vehicle in which the device is installed. A mirror I is mounted in the leg 5 at the bottom thereof and at the opening thereof to be horizontally disposed. A diagonally disposed mirror 40 8 is mounted in the juncture of the leg 5 with of the device showthe vertical leg 9. The bottom end of the leg 9 is closed and the rear side wall adjacent the closure has a transparent panel l0 mounted therein. A horizontally arcuate mirror II is 45 mounted in the bottom of the leg 9 to be swingable by means of a lug I2 on a shaft I mounted in a bracket structure l5 rising from the bottom or closed end of the leg 9. The shaft I4 is controlled by a crank ii to which is pivotally con- 50 nected an elongated link I! engaged with the bell crank lever l8 suitably mounted adjacent the dash or instrument board of the truck. A link I9 is engaged with the other end of the bell crank and has a connection 20 with a rod 2| Ii terminating in an operating knob 22. A spring 1934, Serial No. 740.341

23 on the rod 2| holds the knob inwardly so that the mirror II is in a normal position. The operator of the truck may push in the knob 22 and adjust the mirror H to meet conditions whereby a line of sight to the rear may be obtained along the dash and dot lines 25 shown in Figure 1.

It isthought that the construction, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains, the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described myinvention. what I claim as new is:

A rear vision device for automobiles, the latter embodying a driver's compartment and an instrument board confronting drivers compartment, comprising a stationary inverted L- shaped tubular member adapted for attachment to the automobile so that the legs of the members are arranged/vertically and horizontally, the free end of the horizontally arranged leg terminating in the drivers compartment within the view of the-driver, the free endv of the vertically arranged lg terminating free of the automobile and equipped with a rearwardly directed opening so as to obtain an unobstructed view of objects to the rear, a mirror rockably mounted in the vertical leg adjacent the opening to reflect images into the interior of the tube, additional mirrors arranged in the interior of the legs to transmit the reflected image to the free end of the horizontal leg where the image may be viewed by the driver, a bell crank lever rockable on the member, a link connecting one arm of the bell crank lever with the rockable mirror and a second link connected with the other arm of the bell crank lever, theiree end of the second' link terminating in the drivers compart- -ment adjacent the instrument. board so as to permit the adjustment of the rockable mirror from the drivers compartment.

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